Word: mikes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Indians?" Chosen by springtime experts as most likely to succeed, the Indians succeeded only in taking a batch of batting and pitching honors. Of the five American League pitchers to win 20 or more games this year, three were Indians: Bob Lemon (22-11), Early Wynn (23-12), Mike Garcia (22-11). Cleveland led the league in runs and in home runs, owned the three top run scorers (Roberto Avila, Al Rosen, Larry Doby), the two top home-run hitters (Doby, 32, Luke Easter, 31) and the league leader in runs-batted-in (Rosen, 105). But the porous Cleveland infield...
...Mike. A sprightly comedy in which Katharine Hepburn plays a lady athlete and Spencer Tracy a sports promoter (TIME, June...
...Mike Garcia, trying for his 23rd win of the year, suffered his 11th loss, and the first after six straight wins...
Cleveland Manager Al Lopez had closed the gap to half a game at one point by the last-ditch expedient of regularly rotating his top three pitchers, Mike Garcia (20-9), Bob Lemon (19-10) and Early Wynn (21-12), giving them only two days' rest between starts. Giant Manager Leo Durocher, juggling a crippled pitching staff, pulled up to within 3 games of the Dodgers, thanks largely to the standout performance of Relief Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm (13-3), who has worn a path from bullpen to pitcher's mound this season in no less than 63 games...
...Mike. A sprightly comedy in which Katharine Hepburn plays a lady athlete and Spencer Tracy a sports promoter (TIME, June...